{"product_id":"a-cup-of-tea-a-novel-of-1917-9780060786205","title":"A Cup of Tea: A Novel of 1917","description":"\u003cp\u003eRosemary Fell was born into privilege. She has wealth, well-connected friends, and a handsome fiance, Philip Alsop. Finally she has everything she wants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is then, in a moment of beneficence, that Rosemary invites Eleanor Smith, a penniless young woman she sees under a streetlamp in the rain, into her home for a cup of tea. While there, Rosemary sees Eleanor exchange an unmistakable look with Philip, and she sends Eleanor on her way. But she cannot undo this chance encounter, and it leads to a tempestuous and all-consuming love triangle -- until the tides of war throw all their lives off balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by a classic Katherine Mansfield short story, A Cup of Tea engages with its vivid -- and often amusing -- cast of characters, wonderful period detail, brilliant evocation of the uncertain days of World War I, and delightfully spare and picturesque sense of story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEphron, Amy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAmy Ephron is the bestselling author of the acclaimed novels \u003cem\u003eOne Sunday Morning\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Cup of Tea\u003c\/em\u003e. Her magazine pieces and essays have appeared in \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSaveur\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHouse Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e; the \u003cem\u003eNational Lampoon\u003c\/em\u003e; the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e; the \u003cem\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eDefamer\u003c\/em\u003e; her own online magazine, One for the Table; and various other print and online publications. She recently directed a short film, \u003cem\u003eChloe@3AM\u003c\/em\u003e, which was featured at the American Cinematheque's Focus on Female Directors Short Film Showcase in January 2011. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Alan Rader, and any of their five children who happen to drop in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409415278866,"sku":"9780060786205","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_baacbea2-2537-42b8-98de-6a9031dabf10.jpg?v=1729286783","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-cup-of-tea-a-novel-of-1917-9780060786205","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}